AFOSR - Funding Opportunities Funding Opportunities As a part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), AFOSR's technical experts foster and fund research within AFRL, universities, and industry laboratories to ensure the transition of research results to support USAF needs. To accomplish this task, AFOSR solicits proposals for research through various Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) as well as various other programs outlined below. Broad Agency Announcements Broad Agency Announcements are used to communicate the needs and interests of AFOSR. AFOSR keeps specific requirements of each BAA up-to-date on Grants.gov, the United States government's one source to find and apply for federal grants. See the latest BAAs. Educational Programs The Scientific and Technology Departments of AFOSR, Business Integration Department (RP), and the International Office (IO) are responsible for the management of several programs that improve science and engineering education in the U.S., and stimulate interactions between Air Force researchers and the broader international, as well as domestic, research community. Applications for these programs do not always require proposals but generally have specific deadlines, formats, and qualifications. Researchers applying for these programs should communicate with the point-of-contact (POC) listed in each program description. Air Force Visiting Scientist Program Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE) Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program (ESEP) AFRL Science and Technology Fellowship Program (STFP) USAF-Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP) Window on Science (WOS) Program Windows on the World (WOW) Program Special Programs AFOSR provides support for research and education through the following unique programs: Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) AFRL/AFOSR Center of Excellence University Research Initiative (URI) Programs The URI programs are executed under the policy guidance of the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Laboratories and Basic Research, to enhance universities' capabilities to perform basic science and engineering research and related education in science and engineering areas critical to national defense. Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program Presidential Early Career Award in Science & Engineering (PECASE)